MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 
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SratEMENT OF HAJI MAHOMED ALT, « Mavomepan oF 
Arapic EXTRACTION, BORN IN THE Isnanp or Harnay, 
CHINA. REGARDING MAHOMEDANS IN CHINA. 
J, Haji Manomep Att Brn Yusur, of the country of Hainan, have 
heard the following story from the old men of Hainan. 
Once, when Raja Tane-wane@ was King of China, he was uneasy 
in his mind foralong time. One night he dreamt that there existed 
Mahomedan people on either side of China, who wore cloths 
wrapped round their heads, and long coats down to their feet, and 
had their faces covered with hair; and that if he could bring those 
people to China, his mind would be at ease. Upon this, he sent a 
number of junks in search of the people of which he had dreamt, 
and brought them to China, giving them orders to live in different 
parts of the country, such as Canton, Hu-nan, Yu-nan, Ham-su, 
Su-sun and Hainan. Now, one of these Arabs had a great many 
descendants, of whom I am one. In course of time, the race be- 
came scattered about the country, until a man named Sultan 
Stiman became King of Yu-nan. After this various disturbances 
arose in different parts, and since the death of Raja Tanc-wane I 
can only partially remember what took place. 
The custom among Mussulmen in China was that they were 
called Hué-Hué, and wore towchangs like the Chinese: but we con- 
tinued to wear the long coats of our ancestors. But now, however, 
the custom has been changed by the Chinese as regards those lone 
coats, and they have become the exclusive costume of great men. or 
